dlmoo
06-30-2014, 09:27 PM
Last week I picked up a hobie outback from a member here on BWE. Very cool guy and extremely helpful in answering my questions and giving me lots of pointers :you_rock: He also hooked it up with plenty of gear to get me out fishing right away. Thanks again! :D
I wanted to get out ASAP, and decided to hit the LB breakwall for some bass action on Saturday with a few friends.
Launched by 6am and reached the wall after a good paddle out. On the way out I picked up a single mac and stored him in the bait tank for later. We fished along the breakwall with swimbaits and hardbaits for a while and scratched at the bass. Early on I scored a couple calico and farmed a sandy, and I watched Jason and Tess also land a few bass. The action slowed down considerably and we picked off a couple more fish.
One of our friends, Peter, had gotten some chovies and was drifting for halibut. He gave me a scoop and I decided to try drifting for halibut too. I made my way across the channel with my buddy Thien and caught the biggest lizardfish I've seen.
When we got to the other side of the channel, I decided to pin on the mac I had caught in the morning. I trolled it slowly along a shelf in 50ft of water. After a while I started to see the rod tip bouncing and as I continued to watch it, dip hard. Fish on! :D I fought the fish to the surface and fumbled with the gaff, but finally managed to get it out and sink it into the fish. As I struggled to put the gameclip on, the fish went crazy and popped off the gaff, sinking away from sight, and for a moment, I was sure I lost it. I sat there and stared at Thien, a few feet away from me now, in disbelief, but then I see my rod bend over again. I get the fish to the surface for the second time, and this time get the gameclip secured with Thien's help.
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_0974_zps08fbb1ef.jpg
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_0978_zpse946c103.jpg
Peter (ptn)
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/640797d1-66d9-4bfe-b300-b9e4177269d1_zps35ec4d5f.jpg
Jason (Jaysuuun) and Tess.
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_0971_zpsfd7aab20.jpg
Plus Thien (bloox8)
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_0958_zps378c5e6e.jpg
Most of my experience fishing for halibut comes from using luckycrafts in the surf. This was my first time fishing for halibut this way, and I was stoked to have landed my first legal from the kayak. The fish came out to 29"
I've learned a lot from this site and have already met some cool members. I plan on getting out one the water as much as possible this summer. I look forward to meeting some of you out on the water :D Thanks for reading!
-Daniel
Thanks for reading!
I wanted to get out ASAP, and decided to hit the LB breakwall for some bass action on Saturday with a few friends.
Launched by 6am and reached the wall after a good paddle out. On the way out I picked up a single mac and stored him in the bait tank for later. We fished along the breakwall with swimbaits and hardbaits for a while and scratched at the bass. Early on I scored a couple calico and farmed a sandy, and I watched Jason and Tess also land a few bass. The action slowed down considerably and we picked off a couple more fish.
One of our friends, Peter, had gotten some chovies and was drifting for halibut. He gave me a scoop and I decided to try drifting for halibut too. I made my way across the channel with my buddy Thien and caught the biggest lizardfish I've seen.
When we got to the other side of the channel, I decided to pin on the mac I had caught in the morning. I trolled it slowly along a shelf in 50ft of water. After a while I started to see the rod tip bouncing and as I continued to watch it, dip hard. Fish on! :D I fought the fish to the surface and fumbled with the gaff, but finally managed to get it out and sink it into the fish. As I struggled to put the gameclip on, the fish went crazy and popped off the gaff, sinking away from sight, and for a moment, I was sure I lost it. I sat there and stared at Thien, a few feet away from me now, in disbelief, but then I see my rod bend over again. I get the fish to the surface for the second time, and this time get the gameclip secured with Thien's help.
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_0974_zps08fbb1ef.jpg
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_0978_zpse946c103.jpg
Peter (ptn)
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/640797d1-66d9-4bfe-b300-b9e4177269d1_zps35ec4d5f.jpg
Jason (Jaysuuun) and Tess.
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_0971_zpsfd7aab20.jpg
Plus Thien (bloox8)
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_0958_zps378c5e6e.jpg
Most of my experience fishing for halibut comes from using luckycrafts in the surf. This was my first time fishing for halibut this way, and I was stoked to have landed my first legal from the kayak. The fish came out to 29"
I've learned a lot from this site and have already met some cool members. I plan on getting out one the water as much as possible this summer. I look forward to meeting some of you out on the water :D Thanks for reading!
-Daniel
Thanks for reading!